Introduction
Purpose - This technical report is to show how the engineering process can be used to help solve the problem of house-flies entering houses. The report will also include factors that might have a direct relationship with the problem.
Background - House-flies also known as the Musca Domistica (Malik, Singh, Satya, 2007) are becoming more of a problem every summer as they are attracted to decaying matter and high temperatures speed the decomposition process up significantly. This makes houses ideal for flies to eat, breed and spread dangerous diseases such as dysentery and cholera (Kaine, n.d).
Scope - This report will focus on technical information such as 3 steps from the engineering process. These steps will be step (2) define success, will involve looking into requirements and issues
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This method must be available to anyone who needs it, so it must be simple, affordable and sellable (even possibly make-able). Now most importantly the method must define success for the customer. This will include being family friendly, having no chemicals, long lasting, and barely noticeable. The method will be successful if the customer thinks it is successful.
Step (3) Find solutions
Solution (one) - An obvious solution to this will be closing doors and windows, even putting up fly screens, however this would be annoying and very noticeable on a daily basis.
Solution (two) - Another solution would be having sticky fly traps around the house but this would involve having flies inside the house to begin with. Even if the flies are caught quickly using this method they can still do significant damage in a short time.
Solution (three) - Since flies are attracted to strong decaying smells this should make it easy to attract flies to a bait station outside of a house. The problem is how to catch the flies once they have been attracted to the
The sowbugs remained in the damp soil for 34 minutes, and the dry soil for a short 6 minutes (Table 1). The sowbugs remained in the damp soil 85% of the time, as opposed to 15% on the dry soil (Table 1). These results suggest that moisture was a causative agent in environment preference for the sowbugs (Table 1).
Flies are about at all times and it is hard to concentrate. Also, some of
Richard Conniff uses strong scientific facts in his essay to get his major point across to the audience. One of the major facts he uses stood out as it disproved many a wives tale about the common household fly. Most people think of flies as dirty animals who fed on dead animals and spread disease. Conniff uses a study that found flies tested from dirty areas contained more a lot mor...
Importance of Leadership Leadership is something that stands out in people. In a group, people tend to look for the strongest person to follow. However, the strongest person may not be the best choice to follow. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph and Jack each have leadership qualities. Jack is probably the stronger of the two; however, Ralph is a better leader.
Similar to how we used water on both sides as a control in the baseline experiments, our first test was with dim light on both sides. To set up the chamber, we put 52 fruit flies in the double-sided chamber and sealed it tightly. Make certain to get at least 20 flies in the experiment for a larger set of data. That is why we put 52 flies in the choice chamber- to get substantial data. In order to count the number of flies on each side, draw a line going down the middle of the choice chamber to divide it into two halves. Side A is one half, and Side B is the other half. In this lab, we used red, blue, black, green, and 2 white light bulbs throughout the experiment. Additionally, to measure the intensity of the light hitting the choice chamber,
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Crime solving insect scientists would become aware of the changes in the insect succession and population of usual insect recovery from a body in a certain location. Strong desire of the facts or unfair treatment and rape can be given through the help of the study of insect evidence. Powerless victims often have clothes or bed dressings soaked with dung and urine which draw attention to a certain type of fly species that would otherwise not be retrieved; with flies in the surrounding area can show evidence to ante mortem, before death, and postmortem conditions of the crime. DNA technology can provide the truth with what insect species are there and collect and identify the blood taken by blood feeding insects. Human DNA can be retrieved from the digestive area of an insect that has fed upon the individual, placing suspects at a certain place during a specific period of time; a sample of the victim’s blood can create a relationship between the wrongdoer and
The resurgence of bedbugs in major U.S cities is a testament of the increase in international travel and increase sale of second-hand furniture which highlights the progress we have made in moving from one place to another and expanding our horizons for commercial benefits. Perhaps with or without realization we have become the vehicles in which bedbugs travel and the vessel of their
The novel; “Lord of the Flies” is a highly renowned novel written by William Golding and published in 1954. The novel embodies many themes and events that are mysterious and unanticipated for the reader. During the course of the essay I will explain how the conch shell that is found at the foundation of the first chapter plays a significant role throughout the novel and how diverse themes are brought on from this influential shell. This essay will express an opinion on the conch shell, in the end has more power and order than the actual ‘beast’ that is signified on the island. I will also explore the social leadership of the conch throughout the novel which will also touch on a few themes that the conch shell plays a role in. The conch shell is one of the first real theme/symbol that readers are introduced too and stands its power for most of the novel which is why it should be explored in further detail in this essay.
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Being the present manager and being appointed by the government at the feasibility stage I am asked to write a report in order to outline the activities required to successfully manage this major project and to ensure that it is completed on time and within budget.
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Use mosquito nets impregnated with insecticides in places where screens for doors and windows are absent.